U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly.
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UN experts raise climate change concerns with Aramco oil company
UN rights experts have sent a letter of concern to Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, saying its expansion of fossil fuel production and ongoing exploration threaten human rights, a document shows.
Saudi Arabia refutes allegations over assault on Ethiopian citizens
Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected Human Rights Watch’s recent report claiming an assault on the Ethiopian citizens while attempting to cross the Saudi-Yemeni border.
Any Saudi-Israeli normalization requires clearing major security, defense roadblocks: Experts
This week senior US official Jake Sullivan said no announcement was “imminent,” and experts told Breaking Defense several real obstacles remain in the diplomatic path.
Saudi Arabia’s Neom Project, the Howeitat Conflict and Tribe-State Relations
The case of the Howeitat’s division over the Neom project portends a decidedly weaker role for tribes and kinship groups in Mohammed bin Salman’s “new Saudi Arabia.”
Brics to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia
Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE also to join club of large emerging economies in major expansionThe five Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of …
BRICS May Add More Countries to the Group. Here’s What to Know.
Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Indonesia and Egypt are among the potential candidates to expand the five-nation bloc, many of them seeking stronger ties with non-Western powers. Iran is also interested.
At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support
Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in person because he is wanted for war crimes, put the war in Ukraine at center stage in the meeting.
Tuesday Briefing: Japan’s Radioactive Water
Also, Ukrainian soldiers playing video games.
Saudi Arabia Considering To Purchase A Large Number Of French-Made Dassault Rafale Fighter Jets
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15Cs fly with US Air Force F-15Cs in June 2019. US Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Business Insider: A potential first-of-its-kind fighter-jet purchase could be a sign Saudi Arabia isn’t happy with what it’s getting from the US…